Remembering the wonderful fabric shops around Montmartre, Paris. Image: Su Leslie 2006
Riffing on family holidays. In early 2006, the Big T’s company needed him in Paris for a week, so the boy-child and I tagged along (as you do).
A visit to Sacré-Cœur took us past streets lined with shops selling beautiful fabrics. I was in heaven — the boys, not so much
Zimmerbitch 
We are certainly getting about on your retrospective travels! Very enjoyable.
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Thanks Anabel.
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Have you been to India? I imagine the textiles there would be heaven for you.
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I haven’t. I love mooching around the various shops in Auckland that sell sari lengths, etc but visiting India has never appealed to me.
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I wasn’t that fond of India I have to say.
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Ah, Paris!
I am surprised the boys didn’t go plant themselves at a cafe while you browsed ….
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I think the boy-child was already full of ice-cream (he was 8 and seemed determined to try every ice-cream shop in Paris), and T had spent most of his time in work meetings, so it would have been very poor form to abandon him when we only had a couple of days left.
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True true!
I like boy-child’s determination.
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Great memories!!!
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I bet you were in seventh heaven, Su. I always loved the linens in Provence and, of course, the lavender.
janet
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Yes; put me in an area of textile merchants and I’m a very happy girl.
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I remember the district well. I bought the lace to make my daughter’s wedding dress there.
Leslie xoxo
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I could have shopped all day, but then would have had to drag my finds back to NZ 🙂 And I suspect my boys wouldn’t have been too impressed.
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I must admit I’m a bit of a fabric junkie…
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Me too!
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Aaaahhh! We almost went this week. We had to cancel after the UK put France on the quarantine list. Hope to make it there one day! Did you have a good time?
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We did!! The Big T and I visited Paris quite often when we lived in the UK, but that was the first time we’d gone with our son.
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Totally brilliant!
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Heaven indeed! Poor boys though! 😂
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